Research Hero - Laura Looby

This episode's Research Hero is Laura Looby a children's clinical research nurse - normally. Fairly early on in the Covid outbreak it became clear that relatively few children were being affected so she was drafted to help with adult covid patients many of whom were at the other end of the age spectrum. She mentions 'dex' at one point. That's dexamethasone, one of the drugs trialled against Covid-19 early on, which turned out to be so effective it very quickly became part of the standard treatment. it's a really clear example of how research can lead to clinical treatment and researchers talk about it a lot. This Podcast is brought to you by the Research & Innovation team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Follow us on @ResearchNUH and @NottmBRC, or email R&[email protected]. If you haven't already, please subscribe to the podcast where-ever you get your podcasts, and like/review us on Apple Podcasts especially. It's For Science.